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Francis Bellotti
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Bellotti in 1984
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| 61st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 7, 1965 |
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| Governor | Endicott Peabody |
| Preceded by | Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Elliot Richardson |
| 54th Massachusetts Attorney General | |
| In office 1975–1987 |
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| Governor | Michael Dukakis Edward J. King |
| Preceded by | Robert H. Quinn |
| Succeeded by | James Shannon |
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Francis Xavier Bellotti
May 3, 1923 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Francis Xavier Bellotti (born May 3, 1923) is an American lawyer and politician. In 1962 Bellotti was elected as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1963 to 1965.
In 1964 he had challenged the sitting governor of his own party, Endicott Peabody, and defeated him in the Democratic Primary; but lost in the general election to John Volpe. From 1975 to 1987 he was, for three terms, the Massachusetts Attorney General.
In 2012, the district courthouse in Quincy, Massachusetts, was named in his honor.
He is currently the Vice Chairman of Arbella Insurance Group.
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